Whenever I'm painting my own nails, there's only one thing I stay away from, and that's glitter. It takes forever to remove, so I prefer living without it. However, there are base coat options that take most of the pain away, if you're looking into it yourself.

But my usual sparkle-sensitive mind wanted a bit of shine this time, so I took out the foils and flakies I had lying around.

Then I moved on to adding some tiny bits of gold foil. Mine were a gift from my friend, Sabrina, but you can find them at most nail art supply stores online as well. They were really easy to use, and you can apply them even after your nail polish is completely dry. You just have to apply pressure to flatten it out so that it sticks on to the nails.

After that, I added a ton of flakies. This time I used Ciate's Snow Globe. Because I had this polish in one of their mini bottles, the brush was particularly tiny. To make it quicker to apply, I used this technique to get more flakies on my nail without making the polish layers pile up. Yass.

Then, I added another layer of Ski Slope Sweetie, and topped it off with 2 layers of top coat. Now that's a long list.

And that's the finished look! Yeah, this took quite a bit of time, only because of the layers. The look itself was simple, you just have to make sure you spread out the colours and textures so it doesn't look too messy.

I was looking for a little bit of calm before I went to sleep the other day, so I decided to paint my nails. I've got a bunch of polish I have yet to use on any design, so I decided to stay away from acrylic colours for this one.

Both colours are Essie, the blue is Truth or Flare, and the gold is Good as Gold.

The look is inspired by all the Japanese nail art I've been seeing on Instagram lately. Another plus point is that these will look good even when my nails grow out a little. But I'm already itching to paint a new look so I may remove this pretty soon.. Maybe I'll paint something to match my Baju Kurung instead.

My nails have not been this short in forever... I've regained use of the top nubs of my fingertips huhuhu.

Yes so my left thumbnail broke badly from bowling some weeks back (no regrets), so now they're all short and neat. I think I'll round them for my next look. Wanted them square for now.

The base colour's one that I had for a while, but kinda forgot about it. It's OPI's Kermit Me to Speak, and the true colour looks nothing like how it looks from the bottle, where it looks way darker and more oil-slickish. I'm wearing 3 thin coats on each nail, and it's got a pretty rose gold to olive duochrome which I love. Most of the time, it just looks super pinkish in the sun.Thankfully the formulation didn't cause any streaks, so it's a pretty forgiving polish. Some chromes tend to be so streaky and looks terrible unless you've got surgeon-stable hands, I swear. Definitely not a good idea to drink too much caffeine before painting on a chrome.. I have yet to buy a new set of acrylic paints, but I did buy a tube of white paint since that's the colour I use the most anyway. So I figured I'll use the paint. Used my thinnest brush and drew the lines in, top coat to seal and that's it!Depending on how slowly my Sunday goes, I may change my nails tomorrow. Gotta start looking for new design ideas now..

The base looks like a jelly nude shade, but it isn't. It's Butter London's Foundation Base Coat that Wendy got me for my birthday last year (thanks!). It's meant to be used as a base coat that adds a little of colour, so you'd need less coats of your actual base colour to achieve its true shade. But here, I used 2 coats of it to give my nails a sheer, jelly look.

Then, I followed with a simple straight line down the middle. I grabbed my striping brush, held my breath, and painted them on. After that, a coat of Seche Vite seals everything nicely. I had initially planned to make it matte, but hey, someone's right about gloss lookin better.

Since the mirrored nails trend is dying down, I figured I'd try something a little different with this bunch of cellophane paper that I got from Daiso. The pack came with 7 pieces of cellophane of different colours, but the prettiest one was this shade of pink:

Also, I shamelessly went outside to take a picture of my nails against the side of my HDB flat. Yep. Here's what the cellophane paper looks like:

This is how I did the look:

Cut the cellophane paper into thin strips. Make sure the width is wide enough to cover the tips of your nails, allowing a little of the cellophane to hang off the nail

Paint 1 layer of base coat, allow to dry, then paint another

Before the second layer dries, place the cellophane on the tip of the nail and apply pressure. Make sure there are no bubbles!

When the base coat has dried, paint a thin layer of top coat over the entire nail, including the cellophane. Allow to dry completely

File the excess cellophane that hangs off your nail using a file. Use a downward motion till the excess can be peeled off

When all your nails are done, seal the design with another layer of top coat, and make sure to paint the free edge of your nail to secure the cellophane in place.

About Me

Hi there, I'm Siti Meera, and I love nail art. And when it comes to nail art, I believe that doing it yourself is so much more fun. This space is dedicated to my journey in nail art, and it means a lot to me that you're here with me every step of the way.
If you'd like to get in contact with me, use the form below!